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  • Ekiti 2018: Kwankwaso visits Fayose, calls for credible governorship poll

    Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso on Monday paid a courtesy to Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose.

    The purpose of Kwankwaso’s visit to Fayose remained unknown as journalists working for the independent media were not invited to the parley at the Ado-Ekiti Government House.

    Kwankwaso, who presently represents Kano Central in the Senate, is believed to be on his way out of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the platform through which he won election into the National Assembly.

    He is locked in a bitter struggle for the control of Kano politics with his long-time ally and successor, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

    Although Kwankwaso is believed to be nursing presidential ambition but it could not be confirmed whether his visit to Fayose was in connection with his interest to vie for the Presidency.

    Key politicians in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) interested in the presidential race have been paying visits to Fayose who is the chair of the party’s Governor’s Forum.

    Read Also: 2019 election: Ganduje dismisses Kwankwaso’s influence

    Kwankwaso and Fayose were said to have called for credible and peaceful governorship election in Ekiti State on July 14.

    In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi, also quotes Kwankwaso as saying that “elections should not be seen as war but the votes of the people must be made to count.”

    The statement disclosed that Kwankwaso addressed the Northern Community resident in the state, urging them to live in peace with their hosts and exercise their civic duties during the election.

    Kwankwaso also decried the spate of killings in some parts of the country, noting that it was the responsibility of the government to secure the lives and properties of the citizens.

    Speaking on whether he would defect to the PDP, Kwankwaso replied that his next move would be determined by the collective decision of the new PDP bloc.

    Responding, Fayose hailed the former Kano Governor for the visit.

    Fayose added that peace was imperative for the unity and corporate existence of the country.

    He criticized the Federal Government for allegedly failing to curtail the killings going on in the country.

  • FG withholding Paris club refund to starve Ekiti – Fayose

    Warns INEC against using ‘Edo formula’ in Ekiti

    Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, has accused the Federal Government of deliberately withholding the release of the Paris Club refund to states purposely to prevent Ekiti from using the money to pay arrears of workers’ salary before the July 14 governorship election.

    Fayose also warned the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), against stopping the collation of elections results midway, as it was done during the governorship election in Edo State.

    The governor, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, said Ekiti State and other states had been cleared to get the refund, but the FG refused to release it to the states because of Ekiti election as it did in Kogi.

    The governor said, “if it is released to other states without the inclusion of Ekiti, people will suspect the FG of playing politics with it.  The FG used that tactics in Kogi to assist the APC candidate to win.

    Read Also: Ekiti 2018: Fayose will be caged on election day, says Fayemi

    “I am using this forum to inform Ekiti people that the FG is punishing and depriving them of their entitlement because of politics. The FG thinks that if I am not able to pay the four months salaries owed the workers, they will vote for APC.”Ekiti people are not fools, they know that the Fayemi administration plunged the state into debt. Fayemi left two months’ salary unpaid and N1.2bn is being deducted every month from Ekiti allocations to service the debt.

    “So far, N35.34bn has been deducted from allocations coming to Ekiti to service debts owed by Fayemi administration.”If I have N35.34bn, I will not owe workers and I will be able to take care the needs of the people. Ekiti people are not fools and will not again accept APC. They know that the Fayemi administration is the cause of the unpaid salary.

    “In 2003, during my first term, I inherited  debt from the AD – led government under Niyi Adebayo, I cleared the debt and when I was leaving the government in 2006, I left N10.4bn in government treasury. This is for you to know that APC is a bad manager of state finances.

    “I want to appeal to the INEC to be a good umpire, live to its name as Independent body. Election should not be stopped midway or counting stopped midway because PDP is winning and APC is losing. Edo formula will not be accepted in Ekiti. People are known to resist cheating and they will defend their votes.”

  • LG primaries: PDP in Ekiti adopts Option A4

    LG primaries: PDP in Ekiti adopts Option A4

    Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has said that the PDP in the state adopted Option A4 in its primaries for candidates for the Dec. 23 council poll to ensure transparency.

  • Fayose denies spending Ekiti funds on EFCC case

    Fayose denies spending Ekiti funds on EFCC case

    …Challenges opposition to forward evidence to EFCC

    Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has challenged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to come out with concrete evidence to substantiate its claims that he is spending state funds on his case against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose advised the APC to forward any evidence at its disposal to the EFCC warning the opposition to keep silent since “Ekiti people have not complained that their money is missing.”

    He said: “That kind of allegation can only come from the dirty mind of APC members in Ekiti.

    “There is nothing like that and if they have strong evidence, the EFCC which has become a department of the APC‎ is there for them to do their biddings.

    “Or has Ekiti people complained that their money is missing?‎ By the way, the APC governors whose electio‎ns were challenged in the court, where did the money spent on litigations come from?

    “The APC was in government in Ekiti 1999-2003 and 2010-2014, the PDP did not disturb them as they are waging war, fabricating lies everyday to disparage this government.

    “By the grace of God, their noise will be like that of dog before mankind.‎ The APC should stop disturbing sensibility of Nigerians and face squarely the myriads of problems confronting the people.

    “Nigerians are hungry and never had a bad government ‎as this.”

  • Fayose cries out over alleged freezing of account by EFCC

    Fayose cries out over alleged freezing of account by EFCC

    Indications have emerged on Monday that a personal account run by Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

    Fayose’s  personal account in the Zenith Bank, Ado Ekiti branch, was allegedly frozen on the order of the anti-graft agency,  a source in the bank confirmed last night.

    The development was later confirmed by a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi and a broadcast relayed on the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES).

    The governor who accused the Buhari administration of running a “selective anti-corruption crusade” alleged that the accounts of his political associates and followers were also frozen by the EFCC.

    He claimed that he was not informed that he had committed any offence because his account was frozen.

    Fayose, who had earlier  issued a counter-cheque to make withdrawal and was rejected by the bank, visited the Bank located at Onigari  , GRA in Ado Ekiti,  describing the action as criminal and illegal.

    The governor accused some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a prominent lawyer from the state of being the brains behind the action.

    While condemning the action, Fayose said under the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, especially th‎e provisions contained in Section 308, he enjoys immunity and wondered why his personal properties should become the targets of Federal Government and it’s agencies under the guise of fighting corruption.

    “Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution gives me immunity just like the President. I wouldn’t know why these people are intolerant of others and in a haste. Let them wait till 2018 when I will end my tenure for them to do their investigati‎on. The other time the EFCC accused me of embezzling N1.2 billion poultry project fund, I was the one who voluntarily reported myself to the EFCC.

    “It was ‎when I got a hint of their move that I wrote a cheque to withdraw some money from the account and I came myself. I was denied access to the account as I was told the EFCC has placed restriction on it. That is executive rascality taken too far. Even when I had case with EFCC my properties were not affected.

    “If they say they are investigating money spent on election, does it mean it is only Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that spent money on election? A lot of people and groups supported my campaign then.

    “Where did APC and their leaders get the money they spent on 2015 general elections from? Now it is only in PDP that they find thieves, to them there are no theieves in the APC.

    “Even the President cannot claim to be an angel. The estate he built in Abuja is known to us. His wife was indicted over the Halliburton Scandal. When that American, Jefferson, was being sentenced, the President’s wife was mentioned as having wired $170,000 to Jefferson. Her name was on page 25 of the sentencing of Jefferson. We can serialize the judgment for people to see and read.

    “We will not allow this and we will defend our rights within the law of the land. Those who th‎ink they can silence me are mistaken. I am a person who is not perturbed by things like this.

    “Let them wait till 2018 when I will finish my term and I will be the one to go and meet them. I won’t run away and let them investigate the whole world, I have nothing to hide or fear,” he said.

    Fayose who vowed to  challenge the action appropriately.

  • ‘Fayose’s choice re-assures PDP of victory’

    ‘Fayose’s choice re-assures PDP of victory’

    Former Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Paul Alabi has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was determined to reclaim Ekiti State  as it had picked former Ekiti State governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose as its candidate.

    Alabi reportedly stated this when Fayose paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Ijesa Isu Ekiti during Fayose’s ward to ward campaign tour of Ikole Local Government Area of the state last Thursday.

    According to a press statement issued by Fayose’s spokesman, Mr Idowu Adelusi and made available to the press in Ado-Ekiti at the weekend, Alabi who welcomed the PDP candidate warmly said he remained a loyal and committed member of the PDP and as a disciplined party man he would support Fayose to win.

    Alabi said that Ekiti people are now regretting for allowing the All Progressive Congress (APC) to come to power because it did not profit them.

    While addressing the people of Ijesa Isu earlier, Fayose said the incoming PDP government will address the problem of unemployement, power and water supply in the state.

    He also promised to make primary health care the focus of his administration on heath, stressing, “ this area is critical.

    “There should be comprehensive health contres closer to the people in the interland which must be properly equipped with drugs and medical personnel.